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He may transfer supplies, materials and equipment between departments and offices; sell any surplus supplies, materials or equipment; and make such other sales as the board authorizes. He may, with the board’s approval, establish specifications or standards for all supplies, materials and equipment to be purchased for the county and to inspect all deliveries to determine their compliance with such specifications and standards.\n\t\tAll purchases shall be made in accordance with Chapter 43 (\u00a7 2.2-4300 et seq.) of Title 2.2 and under such rules and regulations consistent with Chapter 43 of Title 2.2 as the board may by ordinance or resolution establish. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapters 399 and 623; in 1982, chapter 647; in 1984, chapter 485; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151607,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64862,"identifier":"15.2-524","token":"15.2\/I\/5\/3\/15.2-524","url":"\/15.2-524\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-524\/","token":"15.2\/I\/5\/3\/15.2-524","dublin_core":{"Title":"Same; director as purchasing agent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-524","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The director of finance shall act as purchasing agent for the county<\/span>, unless the board designates another officer or employee for such purpose. The director of finance or the person designated as purchasing agent shall make all purchases, subject to such exceptions as the board allows. He may transfer supplies, materials<\/span> and equipment between departments and offices; sell any surplus supplies, materials<\/span> or equipment; and make such other sales as the board authorizes. He may, with the board’s approval, establish specifications or standards for all supplies, materials<\/span> and equipment to be purchased for the county<\/span> and to inspect all deliveries to determine their compliance with such specifications and standards.\n\t\tAll purchases shall be made in accordance with Chapter 43 (\u00a7 2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 2.2 and under such rules and regulations consistent with Chapter 43 of Title 2.2 as the board may by ordinance<\/span> or resolution establish. He shall not furnish any supplies, materials<\/span>, equipment or contractual services to any department or office except upon receipt of a properly approved requisition and unless there is an unencumbered appropriation balance sufficient to pay for the supplies, materials<\/span>, equipment or contractual services.\n\t\tExcept as provided by the board, before making any sale he shall invite competitive bids under such rules and regulations as the board may by ordinance<\/span> or resolution establish.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSAME; DIRECTOR AS PURCHASING AGENT (\u00a7 15.2-524)\n\nThe director of finance shall act as purchasing agent for the county, unless the\nboard designates another officer or employee for such purpose. The director of\nfinance or the person designated as purchasing agent shall make all purchases,\nsubject to such exceptions as the board allows. He may transfer supplies,\nmaterials and equipment between departments and offices; sell any surplus\nsupplies, materials or equipment; and make such other sales as the board\nauthorizes. He may, with the board’s approval, establish specifications or\nstandards for all supplies, materials and equipment to be purchased for the\ncounty and to inspect all deliveries to determine their compliance with such\nspecifications and standards.\n\t\tAll purchases shall be made in accordance with Chapter 43 (\u00a7 2.2-4300 et\nseq.) of Title 2.2 and under such rules and regulations consistent with Chapter\n43 of Title 2.2 as the board may by ordinance or resolution establish. He shall\nnot furnish any supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services to any\ndepartment or office except upon receipt of a properly approved requisition and\nunless there is an unencumbered appropriation balance sufficient to pay for the\nsupplies, materials, equipment or contractual services.\n\t\tExcept as provided by the board, before making any sale he shall invite\ncompetitive bids under such rules and regulations as the board may by ordinance\nor resolution establish.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-288; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 69; 1962, cc. 399, 623, \u00a7\n15.1-605; 1982, c. 647; 1984, c. 485; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}